Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
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Sharing photos from last night’s fireworks in Belmar! Hoping the rain holds off so we can go see the Asbury Park and Bradley Beach fireworks tonight.
In December I have a new series from Harlequin Intrigue featuring a family-run agency: South Beach Security. I’m happy to say that I just accepted an offer to do another 4 books in the series featuring the agency’s K-9 partners! Thank you to my amazing editors at Harlequin for this wonderful opportunity and to my agent for always believing in me!
I’ve been having a fabulous time at the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference. There have been lots of fun events for both readers and writers and it’s been great to get to meet so many new people. This morning we have an Author Feud game going on and then later the big book signing. If you’re in the Cocoa Beach area, the signing is open to the public from 3 pm to 5 pm in the Convention Center. There are over 80 authors with books in romance, paranormal, mystery, YA, children’s, Urban Fantasy, LGBT, SciFi, erotica, thrillers, Chick Lit, suspense, and more! I’m all ready for the book signing and I hope you can make it!
One of the things I missed the most during the pandemic was being able to go to conferences and make new friends! Now that it’s over, I’m glad to be able to attend wonderful events like the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference and make new friends as well as catch up with old friends. Yesterday we had an author networking session and also a fabulous meet and greet where I got to hang out with some new peeps. Here’s a picture of me with Dee, Mona, and Michelle! Dee and Michelle are fellow romance authors and Mona provides website help. We had a nice time over dinner and got to know each other better. I also met some lovely other authors and readers and found out about more conferences in other states. I see lots of road trips in the future for me! LOL!
We hit the road on Tuesday to head down to the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference. Luckily, traffic was at a minimum and conversation was at a high. Before we knew it, we had hit our first stop: Wilmington, North Carolina.
Wilmington is a very nice town along the Cape Fear River. We had made reservations at one of Marriott’s new Aloft concept hotels. It was located along the River Walk and next to a Railroad Museum. Part of the hotel was housed in what was once the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad terminal!
We had a lovely dinner with my co-pilot’s family in the area and then we were off the next morning for Cape Canaveral, Florida. Not a bad trip as well especially since we were able to hit Buc-ees and get ourselves some souvenirs and beaver nuggets. Unfortunately, it was too early to get some brisket because it is nom nom. LOL!
We finally hit our destination in what is actually Cocoa Beach (Cue I Dream of Jeannie theme song). It was time to drop off some swag at the Convention Center and check-in. After dinner, we spent some time assembling some other swag for the Friday events at the conference.
This is my first time to the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference and I really looking forward to it! I’ll try to keep you posted over the next few days on how it’s going!
Here are some photos from our road trip!
Today is Flag Day and I am proud to fly the flag at my home. America may not be perfect but it’s an amazing country. It has provided my family and so many others with incredible opportunities. My family has been able to live the American Dream and I am truly grateful for that. God Bless America and keep her safe from those that would tear her down.
OMG in just barely over a week my buddy Jayne and I will be doing a road trip to the Space Coast Book Lovers Conference!! I’m in the middle of packing up and finishing swag for the conference. I’m so excited to be going and if you’re going, I’d love to see you there. If you’re not going to the conference but are in the area, please drop by the book fair on Saturday, June 25 from 3 to 5 pm. It’s free to the general public and you can get more info at https://www.spacecoastbooklovers.com/. If you’re going and would like to pre-order some books, you can do that at https://tinyurl.com/CaridadPreOrder.